Over the past few months, Bill Belichick’s behavior has had many looking at the former New England Patriots coach in a different light. That’s especially true whenever Jordon Hudson is in the picture.

For journalist Pablo Torre, who’s been prolific in reporting on the Belichick-Hudson relationship, says the whole boondoggle has reshaped the narrative around Belichick.

Yes, the North Carolina coach is a football genius. But Torre says the whole ordeal with Hudson made him think of a quote from Patriots chairman Robert Kraft in a 2021 book by Seth Wickersham.

Kraft was quoted as saying Belichick was “an idiot savant.” In an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast. Torre says he’s starting to see it.

“I believe that there is a great deal of this man being a genius and also a fool,” Torre said.

The host of the “Pablo Finds Out” podcast said the the more he learned about Belichick outside of football, the more he questions the coach’s off-field decision-making. Torre suggested Belichick had questionable judgment when it comes to the people who he surrounds himself with.

“The people around him are afraid to deal with him, even as they are literally in the same room watching Jordon Hudson, rolling their eyes, some of the coaches on staff,” Torre said.

Torre’s criticism wasn’t limited to just Belichick. He also went after Hudson, who has described herself as the COO or “Belichick Productions,” which is not an actual LLC.

Torre said that Hudson’s approach to public relations and handling Belichick’s media gigs hahase been a complete disaster.

“Everywhere she goes, there’s a trail of wreckage that suggests that the man who is basically undefeated against the median press conferences – he’s not only losing the public relations war, he has self-destructed, and he hasn’t coached the game,” Torre said.

Torre was at the forefront of the reporting on the Belichick-Hudson relationship. In recent weeks, he has driven the conversation about the sudden change in Belichick’s behavior in recent years.

Torre’s focus on the story started a minor beef with Simmons, who said Torre was “pretending to be a journalist.” Torre appeared on Simmons’ podcast to help squad the settle the cross-media feud.